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Even wilder, Beatles insider Chris O’Dell says she was actually sitting at Ringo’s kitchen table when George finally told him, “I’m in love with your wife.” According to O’Dell, Ringo responded, “Better you than someone we don’t know.” O’Dell said Ringo was nevertheless heartbroken by what happened. (Ringo got remarried in 1981 to Bond girl Barbara Bach, so he's doing alright!)

Somehow, George and Ringo’s friendship survived and they worked together many more times (notably on the Beatles' reunion tracks "Free as a Bird," "Real Love," and "Now and Then.") When George died in 2001, Ringo called him “a best friend of mine,” adding, “I loved him very much.” 

Once microphones were laid on the floor of the vocal booth, the lights were dimmed, and Rose and Smith got to it...the sounds of which were recorded and inserted into the track's audio.

The song became notorious in the wake of the album's success, and Smith later regretted taking part in it. “I ended up drinking and using drugs over this for a really long time, because I had this extreme shame and guilt and stuff.”

Today, a clip of the "performance" would've leaked online long before the album even finished uploading to Spotify.

Perhaps because of all the personal drama and media attention, both pitchers struggled in 1973. The Yankees, likely tired of this weird-ass situation, traded Mike to Cleveland. They traded Fritz to Cleveland the following year too, but Mike was no longer there — he was pitching in Japan with his career on its last legs. Fritz's career ended soon, too, after the 1976 season. Fritz and Susan remained married until Fritz's death in 2023. Mike later moved to New Mexico and married again.

Could you imagine if two current Yankees announced this at a press conference? The memes! Just picture the memes!

Then, in 1918, everything went catastrophically wrong. During a performance in London, Robinson attempted his signature “bullet catch” trick. A malfunction caused an actual bullet to fire, striking him in the chest. For the first time in his career, he broke character and spoke English onstage, reportedly crying, “Oh my God. Something’s happened. Lower the curtain.” He died the next day. 

Let's be real — in 2026 this clown would have been found out LONG before his demise, Hilaria Baldwin style.

Eventually the gossip became so overwhelming that Byron left England in 1816 and never returned. The gossip was so bad he had to leave the country? In a pre-internet time? Byron, you are SOOOOO lucky to have lived when you did because we would have chewed you up and spit you out, son.

The animosity didn't last forever, though — Winfield signed with the Blue Jays for the 1992 season and became a fan favorite, hitting .290 with 26 homers and 108 RBIs, and finishing fifth in the American League's Most Valuable Player voting.

Hart's widow, Martha, later wrote, "After he lost his fight for life, they just scooped him up and ordered the next match out. Where's the humanity?" She sued the WWF, eventually receiving an $18 million settlement, which she used in part to establish the charitable Owen Hart Foundation.

Today, footage of Hart’s fall would almost certainly be online within minutes, and the decision to continue the show would trigger an enormous backlash.